Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Competitors $115.40 -1.18 (-1.01%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$115.35 -0.05 (-0.04%) As of 07/11/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BFAM vs. LRN, LOPE, ATGE, STRA, UTI, LINC, APEI, ULS, APG, and RTOShould you be buying Bright Horizons Family Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions include Stride (LRN), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), Adtalem Global Education (ATGE), Strategic Education (STRA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Lincoln Educational Services (LINC), American Public Education (APEI), UL Solutions (ULS), APi Group (APG), and Rentokil Initial (RTO). Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs. Its Competitors Stride Grand Canyon Education Adtalem Global Education Strategic Education Universal Technical Institute Lincoln Educational Services American Public Education UL Solutions APi Group Rentokil Initial Stride (NYSE:LRN) and Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) are both mid-cap education services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, LRN or BFAM? Stride has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LRN or BFAM? Stride has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Stride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bright Horizons Family Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStride$2.04B2.86$204.18M$6.4120.94Bright Horizons Family Solutions$2.69B2.46$140.19M$2.7741.66 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LRN or BFAM? 98.2% of Stride shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Stride shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bright Horizons Family Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to LRN or BFAM? In the previous week, Stride had 7 more articles in the media than Bright Horizons Family Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Stride and 5 mentions for Bright Horizons Family Solutions. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Stride's score of 1.25 indicating that Bright Horizons Family Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Stride 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LRN or BFAM more profitable? Stride has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Bright Horizons Family Solutions' net margin of 5.91%. Stride's return on equity of 23.36% beat Bright Horizons Family Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stride13.10% 23.36% 14.66% Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5.91%14.62%5.01% Do analysts prefer LRN or BFAM? Stride currently has a consensus price target of $126.83, indicating a potential downside of 5.52%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a consensus price target of $138.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Bright Horizons Family Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bright Horizons Family Solutions is more favorable than Stride.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stride 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Bright Horizons Family Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryStride beats Bright Horizons Family Solutions on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bright Horizons Family Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFAM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BFAM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BFAM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBright Horizons Family SolutionsBUSINESS SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.60B$5.95B$15.36B$20.60BDividend YieldN/A3.06%2.72%3.72%P/E Ratio41.6622.6928.6927.81Price / Sales2.461.95431.8540.76Price / Cash24.3513.7126.3422.32Price / Book5.255.266.184.57Net Income$140.19M$150.49M$190.21M$989.30M7 Day Performance-4.30%-0.33%0.97%0.20%1 Month Performance-6.16%5.74%6.08%5.53%1 Year Performance0.57%57.41%28.16%10.30% Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions4.3545 of 5 stars$115.40-1.0%$138.67+20.2%+0.5%$6.60B$2.69B41.661,450News CoveragePositive NewsLRNStride2.189 of 5 stars$138.20-0.3%$126.83-8.2%+95.9%$6.01B$2.04B21.567,800Positive NewsLOPEGrand Canyon Education4.6083 of 5 stars$179.84-2.0%$207.67+15.5%+21.8%$5.10B$1.03B22.565,830Positive NewsATGEAdtalem Global Education4.6548 of 5 stars$121.52-1.2%$135.67+11.6%+65.6%$4.53B$1.58B20.159,938STRAStrategic Education4.9062 of 5 stars$80.77-3.2%$107.67+33.3%-27.9%$1.95B$1.22B17.263,801Positive NewsUTIUniversal Technical Institute3.2343 of 5 stars$31.92-1.2%$35.83+12.3%+90.3%$1.74B$732.69M30.693,700LINCLincoln Educational Services3.2158 of 5 stars$22.63-1.5%$24.60+8.7%+83.3%$714.88M$440.06M58.032,475News CoverageAPEIAmerican Public Education4.1753 of 5 stars$29.96-0.8%$32.20+7.5%+77.5%$540.48M$634.68M29.376,117ULSUL Solutions2.1256 of 5 stars$73.15+3.5%$69.43-5.1%+63.0%$14.67B$2.87B43.8015,094APGAPi Group2.572 of 5 stars$34.20-0.4%$33.71-1.4%+36.2%$14.20B$7.02B111.5229,000Analyst ForecastRTORentokil Initial2.1166 of 5 stars$23.81-1.2%N/A-24.6%$12.02B$6.95B15.7768,485 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Stride Competitors Grand Canyon Education Competitors Adtalem Global Education Competitors Strategic Education Competitors Universal Technical Institute Competitors Lincoln Educational Services Competitors American Public Education Competitors UL Solutions Competitors APi Group Competitors Rentokil Initial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BFAM) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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